7 Walnut Close, Blunham, Bedford, MK44 3NB
About 7 Walnut Close
7 Walnut Close is a detached house in Blunham, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 3NB). It has a recorded floor area of 166 m² (around 1787 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Main heating runs on oil.
4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An active application for an extension is awaiting a decision. At 166 m² the property is well over the postcode median (122 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
7 Walnut Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
An application for a part-single-part-two-storey rear extension is currently awaiting a decision.
- Feb 2026ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Part single and two storey rear extension with rooflights and new side entrance door
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- CB/26/00488/FULL
- May 2006ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Full: Single storey front extension.
- Reference
- MB/06/00520/FULL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
7 Walnut Close has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£597,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK44 3NB: £420,000 (2020–2020).
Nearby sales in MK44 3NB
19 Walnut Close, Blunham, Bedford, MK44 3NB
Sold Dec 2020
£430,00016 Walnut Close, Blunham, Bedford, MK44 3NB
Sold Oct 2020
£420,00012 Walnut Close, Blunham, Bedford, MK44 3NB
Sold Sept 2020
£310,00011 Walnut Close, Blunham, Bedford, MK44 3NB
Sold Aug 2020
£295,00018 Walnut Close, Blunham, Bedford, MK44 3NB
Sold Jul 2020
£435,000
Everything we know about 7 Walnut Close, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Walnut Close homes
7 Walnut Close outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
57 (D)
Street avg 75 (C)
Floor Area
166 m²
Street avg 115 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Walnut Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
John Donne Church of England Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB